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Cooper Green Hospital, in Jefferson Count Alabama is facing a path that is becoming too familiar in our country. Hospitals that serve the needs of the poor, under insured or those with no insurance are either closing or drastically cutting care. In the case of Cooper Green the hospital is closing its oncology and OB/GYN units while laying off 89 employees.

Local SCLC President, Bishop Calvin Woods who also holds the position of Chaplain for the SCLC National Board of Directors, is holding a press conference on the matter and the National SCLC stands with him and others protesting the closure.

Interim SCLC President C.T. Vivian weighed in on the issue stating “Somewhere we have got it twisted and turned around. Hospitals are not selling widgets and gadgets. They are helping people live with cancer, providing chemotherapy, and in many instances they are saving lives….

“We need to move this debate beyond the ledger and balance sheets and get back to loving thy neighbor” continued the noted civil rights leader. “This issue has become a moral wakeup call, not just for Birmingham, but throughout the nation and we are glad Bishop Woods is out sounding the alarm!”

Dr. King reminded us,“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This hospital closing and others like it are adversely affecting the lives of people in this community and others like it and SCLC wants to ensure their concerns are heard.

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